Segment Reporting

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

11.Segment Reporting

Operating segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision maker(s) of an enterprise. Operating income is the primary measure used by our chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment operating performance. We currently operate two primary business segments: (1) Pay-TV; and (2) Wireless. See Note 1 for further information.

All other and eliminations primarily include intersegment eliminations related to intercompany debt and the related interest income and interest expense, which are eliminated in consolidation.

The total assets, revenue and operating income, and purchases of property and equipment (including capitalized interest related to FCC authorizations) by segment were as follows:

	As of
	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Pay-TV	$	48,722,185	$	46,295,495
Wireless (1)		49,142,869		46,261,004
Eliminations (1)		(44,120,380)		(39,949,937)
Total assets	$	53,744,674	$	52,606,562

(1) The increase primarily resulted from intercompany advances for capital expenditures related to our 5G Network Deployment.

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In thousands)
Revenue:
Pay-TV	$	2,807,101	$	3,078,418	$	8,754,372	$	9,399,244
Wireless		900,302		1,018,132		2,824,550		3,241,590
Eliminations		(2,887)		(1,099)		(5,847)		(4,800)
Total revenue	$	3,704,516	$	4,095,451	$	11,573,075	$	12,636,034
Operating income (loss):
Pay-TV	$	589,465	$	647,654	$	1,985,490	$	2,185,171
Wireless		(631,271)		(220,625)		(1,497,539)		(514,847)
Total operating income (loss)	$	(41,806)	$	427,029	$	487,951	$	1,670,324
Purchases of property and equipment (including capitalized interest related to FCC authorizations):
Pay-TV	$	64,331	$	28,103	$	167,524	$	91,358
Wireless		852,169		765,086		2,907,102		2,496,077
Total purchases of property and equipment (including capitalized interest related to FCC authorizations)	$	916,500	$	793,189	$	3,074,626	$	2,587,435

Geographic Information. Revenue is attributed to geographic regions based upon the location where the goods and services are provided. All service revenue was derived from the United States. Substantially all of our long-lived assets reside in the United States.

The following table summarizes revenue by geographic region:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Revenue:	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In thousands)
United States	$	3,694,540	$	4,082,463	$	11,542,198	$	12,603,549
Canada and Mexico		9,976		12,988		30,877		32,485
Total revenue	$	3,704,516	$	4,095,451	$	11,573,075	$	12,636,034

The revenue from external customers disaggregated by major revenue source was as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Category:	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In thousands)
Pay-TV subscriber and related revenue	$	2,774,875	$	3,037,279	$	8,586,009	$	9,280,621
Wireless services and related revenue		814,267		892,820		2,535,296		2,754,008
Pay-TV equipment sales and other revenue		32,226		41,139		168,363		118,623
Wireless equipment sales and other revenue		86,035		125,312		289,254		487,582
Eliminations		(2,887)		(1,099)		(5,847)		(4,800)
Total	$	3,704,516	$	4,095,451	$	11,573,075	$	12,636,034